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Join us at our Ring the Bell party!
Will you be participating in #GivingChallenge16? We sure hope so… “We”, in this case, being not just your Board at the Historical Society, but the great folks over at GuitarSarasota.org as well. Not only will GS be giving free mini-concerts/lectures in the Crocker Memorial Church this coming season but we are partnering for the Community… Read more
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Spiffing up for Season at the Historical Society
In the lull between our Annual Meeting in May and the beginning of Conversations at the Crocker in October, you might think the Bidwell-Wood House and the Crocker Memorial Church slumber in the heat. Not so! We’ve been organizing three wonderful events, two of which are BRAND NEW, and one a returning favorite. Well sure,… Read more
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#BeTheOne: You can preserve history!
Lost: The Bispham-Wilson Home stood until recently near the corner of Tamiami Trail and Proctor Road. The Bispham Dairy served the Sarasota area for 65 years. Razed 2014-2015. More. Lost: El Vernona Hotel> John Ringling Hotel> John Ringling Towers. Built in the 1920s as the El Vernona Hotel by Owens Burns, and named after his… Read more
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